Origin Records released “The Poetry of Jazz Volume Two” on Friday, Jan. 18. The album is the second collaborative project between saxophonist and composer Benjamin Boone and the late U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine.

The collection features an impressive cast of artists including bassist Spee Kosloff, pianist Craig von Berg, pianist/arranger David Aus and drummer Brian Hamada, who passed away in 2018. The album is dedicated to both Levine and Hamada.

A concert to celebrate both the CD Release and the life of Levine will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1, at Cal Art’s Severance Theatre, 1401 N. Wishon Ave., Fresno. Tickets are $15 and will be available at the door.

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